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saṃyamo

saṃyama

masc nom sg of saṃyama (noun)

1. restraint (from); abstinence (from); self-control (wrt); lit. control together
2. restraint; harmlessness (towards); lit. control together
3. restraint (with regard to); self-control (of); lit. control together

Etymology. saṃ + √yam + a; from √yam 'control, strive, end'; Sanskrit saṃyama [saṃyam]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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